The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-21
THE LOVE FEAST
HELD IN JOINT ASSEMBLY

Special Dispatch to he In,tlligenoer.


CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. 20,-An i'm.
mense assemblagc OF people crowded In
upon tho joint session yesterday. A gen.
eral impression prevailed In advance that
there would be fun. Alter tho roll had
been called and the President had made
the customary bluff about reading tho
journal Of the two houAes Mr.. Toler arose
and an cxncctant ailence settled down on
tho crowd. Mr.. Toler nominated Mr.. v.
A. Gates, OF KansYha county, vouching
ior,his compotancy, and said he had earned
bis bread according to the dictates oil
divine history. Tho little man who the
other day INDUCED in TRADE against the
knights OF Labor was aiming Il the
gubernatorial chair. He made .cfarac-
teristic little epcech which had the usual
convu!niya effect g
Mr.. Lucas again nominated Governor E.
Wiliin Wilson.
In the course OF his remarks Mr.. I.ucss
charged Camden with corrup.ing tho bal
lot by the lavish uae Of money, and that
he furniehed pecuniery aid to candidates
for tho Legislatusa personally. Lasor in
the proceedings Mr.. Lucas made Mr..
Kidd admit that be had received money
to help "along tn, ciuse OF Democracy"
But Mr.. Kidd turned the tables by ex-
tracing o confession from Mr.. Lucas tha.
he expended money to get Delegates fa.
vorable to his candidacy for Congress 10
attend the famous Keyser convention.
LUCAs DlscoMFlrTED. 9.
Mr.. Lucas was followed by Senator Me-
Creery, who again nominated J. N. Cam.
den. He accused Luces Of being bolter,
and said TINT alter tho Hogs-Lucas i'm
brogiio in the Second district the Demo.
cratic majority fell of iron. about 800 to
something like ten. Mr.. Lucaa inter
rupted and informed the gentleman that
since that time he had run as On cleclor
on the Democratic ticket and had carried
the Second district by 1000 majority.
"Oh, we'll" retorted Mr.. McCroery,
shat was owing to Mr.. Cleyeland's popu.
larity, not yours." This yolley provoked
hearty laughter at Mr.. Lucas expense,
and from that time on through tho run.
ming debate, which lasted from l2 o'clock
till half-past 9.
Mr.. Kidd followed Senator McCrssry in
speech seconding Csuden's nomination
In which he showed to better advantage
than at any previous time. He was taken
sick when about half through and had to
give up ior minute, but soon revived and
continued So forcibly as ever. He YVES re-.
psatsdly interrupted by Mr.. Lucas.
Mr.. Lucas joined generally in the very
hearty laughter at his own expense.
MR.. soMMEnviLLE's srEEca.
Mr.. sommerville spoke at considerable
length, taking up the charges against
Senator Camden ssriatim and essayea to
chow their utter ialsity. Ho asserted thst
the opposition had never been able to
prove that Senator Camden had ever cast
ono vote in favor OF monopo!iss. He de-
clared that while Mr.. Camden waa stock
holder in the Standard Oil Company he
had never, had anything to do with its
management; thu. the Standard Oil Com
pany had never asked this Legislature or
ConEressforanything andwers mott tinterler.
| ing in tho remotes. with National or State
leeielation; that Mr.. Camden was not an
officer Of tho Camden Consolidated Oil
Company, and that all the hne and cry
against him was fslae clsmor, inspired by
unworthy motives. i
Tho ballot resulted Go follows: V. A,
Gates, IS; Cemden,z39; Wilson, 4; @. J.
Faulkner, S;FOkey Johneon, 9; David E.
JohnstcD, William A. Quarter snd L. s.
Newman, ono each. General Prico an-
tnounced that lie had decided to return to
his Irst loyo. z